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Marlins listening to Jose Fernandez offers at winter meetings

Jose Fernandez could be one Major League Baseball general manager’s biggest holiday gift. The Marlins are reportedly listening to offers for the ace from several teams at the MLB winter meetings in Nashville.

Jose Fernandez (El Nuevo Herald staff)

Rumors have been spreading for weeks that the Marlins might be interested in dealing Fernandez, and with the usual wheeling-and-dealing of the winter meetings in full swing, the Fernandez talk has heated up.

On Monday, ESPN’s Jayson Stark cited sources saying the Diamondbacks, Dodgers and Yankees were all “gathering information” on Fernandez, while Buster Olney tweeted that the chances of a deal were growing. Tuesday morning, Stark tweeted that a fourth “mystery team” was also in the mix.

Sources: Mystery team making "very strong" bid for Jose Fernandez. Other clubs believe it's the Astros. More soon at https://t.co/gtnhE81RUu

The Marlins would likely bring in a haul of young players in a Fernandez trade, reportedly asking for Dodgers’ promising shortstop Corey Seager and top pitching prospect Julio Urias, who Baseball America ranked as the No. 5 and 10 prospects in baseball before the 2015 season.

Fernandez is entering his fourth year with the Marlins, and has a career record of 22-9 and a career ERA of 2.40. His last two seasons have been shortened due to Tommy John surgery, which took play in May 2014.